Republican Roy Moore has stood for election in Alabama eight times, but the allegations of child sexual abuse against him have only been made one month before a special Senate election — and that’s odd, said Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill, speaking Friday night on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle.”
Host Laura Ingraham pressed Merrill on a possible move for the December 12 special election, which Gov. Kay Ivey may have authority to do.
Moving the special election for the Senate seat once held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a likely possibility, Merrill conceded, but state authorities are looking at whether they can do so within the law’s standards.
Under Alabama law, once there are fewer than 76 days left before an election, the statewide ballot cannot be changed. Putting the special election beyond that window would mean Moore could step off the ballot and be replaced.
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